In the Yangxin Palace, the emperor held Xia Muyan's hand and looked at him repeatedly.
"Isn't this a dream? Is my Yan'er really willing to come back?" He still couldn't believe himself, thinking that he had been feeling unwell recently and was hallucinating. "That night, I begged and pleaded, but Yan'er still refused to agree to return to the palace?"
"Father, I was unfilial at that time.
"I have been poisoned and feel I will not live long. I am afraid that your Majesty will be sad to hear about it, so I dare not come back or tell you." Xia Muyan knelt on his knees before the emperor's bed, picked up the emperor's withered hand, and rubbed it against his face.
"Fortunately, I made it through. Recently, I had a fortuitous encounter, where a master unexpectedly helped me detoxify the poison. That's why I couldn't wait to return and share my father's worries."
"Oh? Which villains are trying to murder my son? Tell me, I will punish them, cough cough cough cough." The old emperor was furious when he heard this. He wanted to get up, but he was very ill.
"Father, there's no need!" Xia Muyan hurriedly patted the emperor's back. His father was so seriously ill now, and he really shouldn't be asked to worry about him anymore.
"Now that I'm back, let me handle everything myself! Your Majesty knows I have the ability." Xia Muyan's eyes flashed fiercely, "I only ask Your Majesty to take good care of your health!"
The emperor nodded, and for once in his life, he showed his dominance. "Yan'er, if you want to do anything, just go ahead and do it. If anything goes wrong, your father will cover it for you!"
The emperor was not unaware of what the imperial concubines had done in recent years. He was usually a little weak, but when he thought of all the bad things they had done to his sons, he felt guilty.
It's a pity that he felt that his life was coming to an end and he couldn't bear to see his empire without a successor. Although he knew some of their little tricks, as long as Xia Muyu appeared to be fine on the surface, he still endured it.
But now it’s different. Now that the prince is back, he can legitimately help him ascend the throne.
"Okay!" Xia Muyan nodded seriously, various plans popping up in his mind.
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The third prince Xia Muyu returned from the morning court and was still in a restless mood.
He was also worried that Li Shushu would bring up the matter of divorce with him again, so he had to hide from her: the prince had already returned to the court, and it was impossible for him to make a fuss at this critical juncture and make people in the court laugh at him.
Li Shushu knew what he was thinking. Since he didn't let her go yesterday, it would not be so easy for him to let her leave the house now.
I just pretended to forget what happened yesterday.
After comforting his parents, he sent them back to the Marquis' Mansion.
He took Lian'er and settled down in the Third Prince's mansion for the time being.
But she was still worried about Xia Muyu. She had seen the sticky look in Xia Muyu's eyes when he looked at her yesterday. He was as excited as a big bad wolf seeing a little white rabbit.
Although she chose to stay with Xia Muyu temporarily in order to provoke Xia Muyan, it did not mean that she had to gamble with her innocence.
Although she has temporarily blocked Xia Muyu on the pretext of her menstruation, what will happen after a few days?
What if one day he suddenly becomes beastly and doesn't even care about her menstruation?
If that were the case, she, a weak woman with no power at all, would probably be completely devoured by him...
Thinking of this, she raised her wrist and flipped through the watch that only she could see. She remembered that there was a prop called "Bujuwan" in it. Before, she was confused and had never figured out what this thing could be used for?
She didn't even understand what "impotence" meant at first. It wasn't until she carefully read the instructions and roughly understood what it meant that she began to have another question: how could this thing help her have children and get ahead?
At this moment, she suddenly understood its wonderful use.
She ordered a few things from the menu without hesitation...
Over there, Xia Muyu was anxiously thinking about how to deal with the prince with his staff.
Suddenly his body shook uncontrollably, just for a moment, and he seemed to feel a little different about himself.
But he twisted his neck and stretched his arms, but he really couldn't feel any difference, so he had to give up.
"Your Highness, at present, our forces are almost equal to those of the Crown Prince. The key difference lies in who General Bai and his 100,000-man army are willing to serve. At present, they are naturally on the side of Your Highness.
However, the prince returned to the court, and he was already engaged to General Bai's daughter.
I wonder if anything unexpected will happen after this?"
"That must be impossible," Xia Muyu said with confidence: Bai Bingjing has been with him for quite some time. Whenever he thought of her disrespectful and wanton behavior in front of him, he felt that she must be deeply in love with him and would never go back to look for the prince.
Besides, even if she was willing to turn back, would the prince still want her?
He knew Xia Muyan quite well. His mysophobia was extremely serious.
Most women can't get close to him, let alone a woman like Bai Bingjing who has been with someone else. How could he possibly want her again?
He then thought of the unpleasant parting between him and Bai Bingjing the night before.
Over the years, because he thought Xia Muyan was dead and no one in the court could compete with him, he was naturally arrogant.
His attitude towards Bai Bingjing was no longer as flattering and patronizing as before, especially last night, when he actually called someone else's name in front of her...
I really went too far.
But that woman Bai Bingjing was too unreasonable. He had apologized to her and explained everything, but she still refused to give in!
In a fit of anger, he left her there and went back first.
It seems that I have to find an opportunity to comfort Bai Bingjing again in the next few days.
He was thinking: Otherwise, I should go and comfort her tonight.
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The Imperial Noble Consort was in Zhongcui Palace. When she heard what happened in the morning court, she was so angry that she smashed the cups, teacups and tea trays all over the floor.
"This old emperor is buried up to his neck in the earth, and yet he still won't stop?"
"Crown Prince? Humph, that idiot has been poisoned by me for over a decade. His body must have withered away. What else can he possibly do?"
She called a group of palace maids, nannies and eunuchs and came to the Yangxin Palace in a threatening manner.
"Your Majesty..." The Imperial Noble Consort entered the Yangxin Palace without seeing the man and asking for his voice.
When she saw Xia Muyan kneeling beside the bed, she was stunned.
Wasn't he mutated by the poison? Why did he still look so majestic and so radiant?
She remembered that she was very excited when she spent a lot of money to get the poison, no matter if it had the function of losing offspring, or changing appearance, or the function of recurring after many years.
All the functions were just what she wanted.
Xia Muyan stood up upon hearing the voice. He was nine feet tall and stood in front of the Imperial Noble Concubine like a small mountain. The Imperial Noble Concubine immediately lost her arrogance.
"Mother, long time no see!" Xia Muyan gave her a sinister smile and greeted her.
The imperial concubine felt a chill all over her body, icy cold to the bones.
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